How to Cook Perfect Minestrone Soup

Minestrone Soup.

You can have Minestrone Soup using 17 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Minestrone Soup

1. It's 1/2 of yellow onion, diced.
2. You need 2 cloves of garlic, minced.
3. You need 1 of large rib celery, sliced.
4. You need 1 of medium carrot, diced.
5. You need 2 tsp of dried basil.
6. Prepare 1 tsp of dried thyme.
7. Prepare 1 tsp of dried oregano.
8. Prepare 32 oz of diced tomatoes (2 cans).
9. You need 3 tbsp of tomato paste.
10. Prepare 5 cups of chicken broth.
11. You need 1 of bay leaf.
12. You need 1 can of red kidney beans, rinsed and drained.
13. It's 1 can of cannellini or great northern beans, rinsed and drained.
14. Prepare 1/2 cup of ditalini pasta.
15. Prepare 1 of medium zucchini, sliced.
16. You need 1-2 cups of baby spinach.
17. You need to taste of Kosher salt and pepper.

Minestrone Soup instructions

1. Heat olive oil in a heavy soup pot or Dutch oven. Add onion, garlic, carrots, and celery. Saute several minutes until vegetables are softened..
2. Add basil, oregano, and thyme. Saute for additional minute..
3. Add diced tomatoes, bay leaf, chicken broth, kidney beans, and cannellini beans..
4. Bring to a boil, then lower heat and simmer for 25 minutes..
5. Stir in dry pasta and zucchini, and cook for an additional 10 minutes until pasta is al dente. Add spinach and wilt for 1 minute..
6. Season to taste with kosher salt and pepper. Serve immediately..